Trunk



Feb. 8; 1927.

-' Q In venfor: Chester W Lorenz.

as. 34 2s fitter/1251s.

Feb. 8,1927.

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Inventor Chest-er W Lorenz.

5 Wn yQ Patented Feb. 8, 1927.

TRUNK.

Application filed January 1.4, 1926. seria no. 81,207.

My invention'relates to trunks and an ob-' ject is to provide awater-tight and dusttight trunk particularly adapted for carrying onautomobiles. My invention includes spectial means for making water-tightand dust-tight, all of the joints between the body portion of the trunkand a cover hinged thereto so that the contents of the trunk will befully protected while the trunk is being carried.

The full objects and advantages of my invention will appear inconnection with the detailed description thereof and the novel featuresembodied in my inventive idea will be particularly pointed out in the"claims.

In the accompanying drawings which illustrate a practical embodiment ofmy invent-ion, Fig. 1 is a front elevational view of the trunk. Fig. 2is a side elevational view thereof. Fig. 3 is a view in section on theline 3-3 of Fig. 4. Fig. 4is a view in section on the line 4-4 of Fig.3. Fig. 5 is a View in section on the line 5-5 of Fig. 2. Fig. 6 is afragmentary side elevational view showing the cover lifted. Fig. 7 is aview in section on the line 77 of Fig. 1. Fig 8'is a front view showingthe'cover lifted. Fig. 9 is a fragmentary view of the rear portionof thecover. Fig. 10 is a view in section on the line 10-10 of Fig. 9. Fig. 11is a detailed sectional view.

It will be understood that the trunk com- A prises a boxlike structurehaving a hinged cover. Referring to the construction shown in thedrawings, the trunk is provided with I a bottomi12. a front wall 14, arear wall 16 two end walls 18 and 20, and a top member 22, the latterconstituting a portion. of the v j be obvious. The trunk 13 covered onthe outside and is lined .on the inside with water cover. As shown inFig. 11, the'walls may be made of veneer consisting of the three layersa, b and c. As shown in Fig. 7 the front edge ofthe top member 22 isdovetailed into the upper edge of a horizontal wooden bar 24: whoseouter surface is round ed and a strip 26 disposed at right angles to themember 22 is dovetailed into thelower edge of the bar 24:. The bar 2 1and the strip 26 constitute part of the cover, the latter beingcompleted by two end pieces 28 whose lower edges are inclined as bestshown in Fig. 2 so as to fit upon the inclined top edges of the endwalls 18 and 20. When the cover is closed, the end pieces 28 fit outsideof strips 30 secured to the inside of and projecting up above the endwalls 18 and 20 while theportion 26 of the cover fits outside of a strip32 secured'tothe inside of and projecting up above the front wall 14.The rear ends of the pieces 28 butt against the rear wall 16. In orderto make a tight joint therewith, the rear ends. of the pieces 28 colhave thin'plates 34 preferably of metal secured to the outside and theseplates as shown in Fig. 4: project rearwardly in, en-

gagement with the ends of the wall 16. The interior of the trunk is:lined with waterproof fabric 36 whichyas shown in Fig. 10,

extends in one piece over the contacting mitered edges of the rear wall16and top member 22 of the cover so'as to sealthis joint. The exteriorofthe trunk is covered with waterproof fabric 38 which as shown in Fig.

5 extends'up over the exposed surface of the end strips 30 and as shownin Fig.

extends up over the exposed surface of the frontstrip 32. a The fabric38 also extends 7 around the lower edgesof the strip 26 and end pieces28. At the top of the trunk, the

16. As shown in Figs. 5 and 7, the inside of the cover is provided withpackin material such as a strip of felt 1 1 whic engages the top edge ofthe side strips 30 and the top edge of the front strip 32 when the coveris .closed.

The advantages of my invention will now proofing material so that it canbe readily washed. The constructionof tight joints for all placeswherethe cover engages the body portion of the trunk as previouslydescribed in detail prevents the entrance of water and dust when thetrunk is in use and makes it'particularly adapted for carrying at therear of an. automobile where it is secured in any suitable ior customarymanner.

I claim-- 8 1. A .trunk'comprising a box-like structure having a hingedcover provided with end pieces and thin plates secured to the .rearendsof said pieces said plates overlapping the rear wall of said structurefor making a tight joint when said cover is closed.

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2. A trunk comprising a body member, a upperedge is set into the loweredge of said coverfor said body member, said cover inbar, and a coveringof water proof fabric eluding a top member hinged to said body extendingover said top member, horizontal 10 member, a horizontal bar rounded onits bar, and downwardly extending strip.

5 outer surface and into the uppenedge'of In testimony-whereof fhereunto aflix my which the front edge of saidtop member is signature. eI set and a, downwardly extending strip whose CHESTER WILLIAM LORENZ.

